:rolleyes: Quite a generalisation wouldn’t you say?!
Hi
I have actually covered this attitude in my research for Tattoos and Taboos.
It was fascinating to as there seems to be a 2 tier prejudice in the anti-ink thinking.
Many ppl who are (openly) anti-ink who I interviewed actually showed more tolerance in their verbal downgrading of males having tattoos eg I hate ink it looks awful but if they are stupid enough to do it.
However showing the same sample of ppl pictures of tattooed women their responses were much more vehement eg They are sluts, whores etc etc.
I then asked why would it make a difference on gender? They were not really able to answer other than they felt there was a cultural expectation for women not to be 1. Tattooed 2. If they do have tattoos they are ‘easy’ 3. If they have breasts, lower back, or genetalia tattooed they are sluts.
This is just irrational prejudice as shown by above example between attitudes about male and female tattoos. If a man is covered in tattoos and they get thought of as been a bit stupid, surely on their logic a woman with a single tattoo is less stupid than the man? Instead they get branded a slut or whore.
This would suggest that they truly believe that women get tattooed for the sole sexual gratficiation of men if it happens to be on a certain part of the body – which is an insane concept. Whilst tattooed erotica does exist in all cultures to a certain degree (both male and female), this is often in a minority and/or is not the primary reason for the tattoo.
Whilst everybody is entitled to an opinion I would suggest you examine why you think the way you do as sometimes the prejudices we spout without logic just makes us look ignorant.
Take Care
Matthew
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Kinda reminds me of how men that have been with a lot of women is normal, but women that have been with a lot of men are looked down on and called names. Maybe the people calling them names are just jealous?
Lack of creative passion on said jealous person’s part, perhaps? lol
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